Barazek cookies

Ingredients: For dough: 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup ghee butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup simple syrup For coating: 4 cups toasted sesame seeds 2 tbs simple syrup 2 tbs sugar 2 tbs wa…

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Barazek are delicious cookies with perfect buttery crunchy texture. Coated with sesame seed mixture on one side and pistachios on the other!”

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thou…

Walking down the bazaar (souk) in the Middle East, your eyes will light up with joy. There is just something about the marketplace and how lively it is. One of my favorite memories is stopping by a stand stacked with these thin, crisp, and slightly sweet sesame seed cookies with pistachios. I never was one...

Sunday Kitchen on Instagram: "When my Dad would return home from visiting Lebanon and Syria, he would bring back a small biscuit tin full of these sesame and pistachio shortbread cookies known as Barazek. My scissors open and ready to cut through the tight seal that protected the box from opening and releasing any of its charm. Often the colours of the tins would change from time to place, but the aroma remained, transporting us to the bustling souks and crowded sweet shops, telling the…

Sesame seeds on one side, pistachios on the other. This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies. If you want to make them for a festival or as gifts, you can double it.

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A delicate, rich and fine textured cookie with a distinctive ghee flavor. Ghraybeh is a the Middle Eastern shortbread cookie with a minimal bite to it.